The Jab Tak Hai Jaan actor apologises to the Delhi rape victim

The victim, who was gang-raped by six men in a moving bus on December 16, was flown to Singapore for treatment on Thursday and breathed her last early Saturday morning.

“I am so sorry that I am a part of this society and culture”, and “I am so sorry that I am a man”, Shahrukh Khan said on Saturday following the death of the 23-year-old trainee physiotherapist, who was brutally gang-raped and tortured in the national capital.

“(1) We couldn’t save you but what a big voice you have, you brave little girl. That voice is telling us that rape is not an aberration, not a mistake,” Shahrukh tweeted. “(2) Rape embodies sexuality as our culture and society has defined it. I am so sorry that I am a part of this society and culture. (3) I am so sorry that I am a man. I promise I will fight with your voice. I will respect women so that I gain my daughter’s respect,” added the 47-year-old, father to two children – son Aryan, 15, and daughter Suhana, 12.

The brutal gang-rape of a young girl in New Delhi which shocked the nation and brought thousands out in the streets for over 10 days died in a Singapore hospital early Saturday

Amitabh Bachchan, Boman Irani, Sonam Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Abhisehk Bachchan, Karan Johar and several other B-town celebs have offered their condolences to the grieving family and expressed their opinions on the case. Read on to know what they tweeted…

Abhishek Bachchan: I have always been a very proud Indian. Today, we should ALL be ashamed. Will it always take an innocents death for a nation to awake? This is not the country I grew up in as a child, this is not the country I want my daughter to know whilst she grows up!

Sonam Kapoor: If thr is a time 4 a “band” a day of mourning than its 2day. Not only 4 ths braveheart but also 4 all unsung victims of such heinous crimes.

Kunal Kohli: Like the unknown solider at india gate we need to have a tribute for all the unknown rape victims,to remind us of our society’s failings

Riteish Deshmukh: Just heard the braveheart girl is no more. True fighter. Sad it takes a tragedy for us to wake up. Prayers with the family.

Mahesh Bhatt: Life will grind you into dust anyway,whether or not you speak. So speak! Shed your silence! Shut all temples where you pretend to worship the female form. Cry India! Your hands are drenched with the blood of your own daughters.

Arjun Rampal: Amanat, has died and has left this country to hang its head down in shame. I sincerely do hope there will be redemption for her soul.

Amitabh Bachchan: ‘Amanat’, ‘Damini’ just a name now .. her body has passed away, but her soul shall shall forever stir our hearts !!!

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar, a martial arts practitioner, reacted strongly to the horrific gang-rape of a woman in Delhi a few days ago. Akshay tweeted, “Make self defense compulsory in the school curriculum. It’s not a solution but a start.” He added, “Wat happened is nt acceptable!Let’s nt 4get,we owe her that much.If we can’t get men 2 behave,it’s time women take things in their own hands.”

In response to Akshay’s tweet, former journalist and filmmaker Pritish Nandy wrote, “Isn’t it simpler to teach young boys in school to love and respect the opposite sex?”

Since the incident took place in Akshay’s hometown Delhi, he seemed to be more affected. He said, “Simply appalled by what’s happening in our country, and more shocking my own hometown, Delhi! So not proud. We need to act right now!”

The actor rued that although citizens were horrified and responded to the incident by demanding punishment of the culprits, it was sad that the campaign against this rape was ‘already losing steam thanks to the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh elections. “While it took such an incident to awaken us it’s sad to see that it is already losing it’s steam with the election coverage,” he said.

Amitabh Bachchan, who had voiced his ire on the crime, also tweeted expressed a similar concern. He said, “Election results cover the screens of all media .. when do we get to hear and see the covers come off the Delhi gang rape matter !!”

Filmmaker Karan Johar also felt the same, “I truly hope the nations anger against the #delhigangrape is channelised and not deflected by election reportage!!!”

Actor Ayesh Takia Azmi was disturbed. She said, “Traumatic, watching news of traumatic news of brutal gang rape in delhi!!! This is truly becoming an epidemic in this country, SHAMEFUL!”